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Right after the boys run into Otis in the alley, Opie comes around the corner, riding his bicycle on the sidewalk, and rides right up to Andy and Barney. It's against the law to ride your bike on the sidewalk in other episodes...but nobody says anything to Opie.

I'm not sure this fits into this category, Col, but this has always bothered me. Have you ever noticed that early on, when the man in a hurry breaks down in Mayberry, Gomer has no knowledge of engines. All he can do at Wally's is pump gas, wash windshields, and air tires. Before we know it, he is an absolute wizard at diagnosing engine troubles and repairing same. How can this be?

What kind of magic turned the inept Gomer into the exceedingly "ept" Gomer, auto-mechanics-wise?